Rooting for the Spurs: GMA and ‘The View’

Hollywood heartthrob Channing Tatum and NBA superstar Rajon Rondo with the NBA Championship Trophy on 'Good Morning America' Thursday. They plugged tonight's first Spurs-Heat game on ABC, and Rondo picked the Spurs to win in 7. less

Hollywood heartthrob Channing Tatum and NBA superstar Rajon Rondo with the NBA Championship Trophy on 'Good Morning America' Thursday. They plugged tonight's first Spurs-Heat game on ABC, and Rondo picked the ... more

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Barbara Walter in Spurs glasses last year on 'The View.'

Barbara Walter in Spurs glasses last year on 'The View.'

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Whoopi Goldberg wore a Spurs jersey last year in support of her preferred team.

Whoopi Goldberg wore a Spurs jersey last year in support of her preferred team.

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GOOD MORNING AMERICA - Robin Roberts was all over NBA Finals on GMA.

GOOD MORNING AMERICA - Robin Roberts was all over NBA Finals on GMA.

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Miami Heat center Chris Bosh, right, jokes with late show personality Guillermo Rodriguez after basketball practice on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 in San Antonio. The Heat play Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) less

Miami Heat center Chris Bosh, right, jokes with late show personality Guillermo Rodriguez after basketball practice on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 in San Antonio. The Heat play Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the ... more

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Miami Heat forward Shane Battier sings with a late show personality Guillermo Rodriguez after basketball practice on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 in San Antonio. The Spurs play Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) less

Miami Heat forward Shane Battier sings with a late show personality Guillermo Rodriguez after basketball practice on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 in San Antonio. The Spurs play Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday. ... more

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San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, center, takes questions after practice on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 in San Antonio. The Spurs play Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat on Thursday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) less

San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, center, takes questions after practice on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 in San Antonio. The Spurs play Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat on Thursday. (AP ... more

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San Antonio Spurs forward Boris Diaw agrees to join a selfie photo with late-night personality Guillermo from the Jimmy Kimmel show after basketball practice on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 in San Antonio. The Spurs play Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat on Thursday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) less

San Antonio Spurs forward Boris Diaw agrees to join a selfie photo with late-night personality Guillermo from the Jimmy Kimmel show after basketball practice on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 in San Antonio. The ... more

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Rooting for the Spurs: GMA and 'The View'

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“Gibobili, Parker, Duncan…The big three!”

That was co-host Sherri Shepherd exuberantly rooting for the Spurs on “The View” Thursday.

She even sported a Spurs jersey, while her co-host Jenny McCarthy wore one honoring Miami.

And that was only a taste of the Spurs-Heat celebration on TV Thursday.

The actual games, of course, kick off at 8 p.m. Thursday on ABC.

However, other shows and their personalities also are making hay over the NBA’s big climactic match-up. Why, Jimmy Kimmel even sent correspondent (and parking lot security guard) Guillermo Rodriguez to San Antonio to capture fun bits for a future show.

Thursday’s festivities started with “Good Morning America” and co-host Robin Roberts, who picked the Spurs against Miami last year, raving about how great this year’s rematch was going to be.

Interviewing Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo around a giant NBA championship trophy, she pressed him on his feelings about the two teams. “The only team that can stand a chance against the Heat is the Spurs,” he said.

He predicted it would be “a great battle” that would go to seven games. Although he was initially reluctant to predict a winner, Roberts pressed him and eventually got an answer. “It’s hard to beat a team twice. I’d probably go with the Spurs.”

On to “Live with Kelly and Michael” (9 a.m. KSAT). During the hosts’ entertaining opening chit-chat, Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan brought up the Spurs vs. Heat finals, although neither picked a favorite. “May the best team win,” Strahan said. “It’s going to be interesting.”

“The View” (10 a.m. on KSAT), too, has a history of talking NBA — so don’t be surprised if you see more about the Finals on future shows. If you’ll recall, last year, host Whoopi Goldberg and the now-retired Barbara Walters came on the show wearing Spurs gear.

As for late-night, you know sports fan Kimmel will be all over the NBA Finals. His correspondent Guillermo, in fact, was in San Antonio during Media Day Wednesday chatting with Spurs and Heat players, taking selfies with them, even singing with one.